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Soo here's chapter 10 :D Hope you all had a great Christmas! Would be happy for reviews! Love you

Chapter 10 - Port Angeles

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She looked at me and I could see all those emotions in her eyes. Worry, sadness, confusion, anger. I didn't want her to feel like that. I wanted her to trust me. She turned around without another word and walked to her car. Saying I was hurt was quite an understatement.

I could never explain the feeling when she walked away like that without another word.

Oh, fuck love.

I was in the same stupid Biology classroom I shared with Bella and I could hardly keep down my anxiety. Would she ignore me again? Would she say something to me? My heart was racing.

Mike was back in school again, sitting in the front with his admirers surrounding him. He enjoyed the attention. I knew he was just waiting for Bella to show up and join the other girls.

Right on cue she walked in, dressed in shorts, a white top, and high heels that made everybody in this room turn and watch her. I could practically hear the thoughts of all the guys who were making plans on how to get Bella Swan into their beds as fast as possible.

She plopped down in her seat and turned her full body into my direction.

"Can you do me a favor, Edward?" She whispered, looking at me from under her eyelashes.

"What? I...anything." I replied a little out of breath. God, anything for this girl. I would jump off a cliff, if necessary.

"I don't want Mike to annoy me again. He never understands that I'm not interested in him." She rolled her eyes probably at Mike's stupidity but I couldn't think clearly anymore. All I saw was her inching closer to me every second. I didn't even know if the other students were still looking at her. I didn't care.

"Will you help him to make him see that I'm not interested in him, Edward?" Her lips were so close to me now.

"How?" I croaked.

"Kiss me." But before I could even comprehend what she said her lips were on me, pressing against mine. I stifled a groan.

She tugged lightly on my hair making me go crazy while I held on to her waist. Without breaking the kiss I snaked one arm around her and pulled her towards me so she sat on my lap with her legs on either sides.

"Bella, I love you." I choked out when we broke off the kiss. She didn't say anything. She smiled wistfully, her eyes still closed.

Her cold breath on my skin made me shiver when she bent down to whisper in my ear.

"Edward. Wake up." Her big eyes that were boring into mine, a pool of blood.

With these words I was thrown back to reality were I was lying on the floor halfway wrapped into my blanket. I must've fallen out of the bed. I groaned and stood up, my dream still freshly replaying in my mind.

Why? Why couldn't this just be real, for once?

It was midday when I woke up again. I didn't go out of bed until my stomach started to get cramps from the lack of food. I just ordered a pizza and ate it in my bed. My motivation for life was wholeheartedly nonexistent.

She didn't want to trust me. Here I was feeling all special because she chose to talk to me, she came to me during lunch time and now I had the feeling that I pretty much fucked it up.

It didn't matter what she was. I just wanted her to say something to me, I wanted her to tell me if it was true or not. If she really was what Jacob told me. A vampire. Could it be? There was only one thing to do to prove it.

I rummaged through the stack of paper on my desk until I found the little note. The address to the bookstore in Port Angeles.

It was time to investigate on my own.

I just grabbed a pair of jeans and a sweater. It wasn't like I had to impress anybody. Not that I was really good at impressing her.

The drive to Port Angeles took an hour but the bookstore wasn't easy to find. Did I really just drive sixty miles to get a book about Bella's.. "kind" without even knowing if it had any information about her?

God, I must've been really stupid and bored because right now I had no clue where I was exactly. I've parked my car on the side edge of a street and walked from there. Now it was already dark and I had no idea where I was going. Great. Just great.

The bookstore should be somewhere here. I think.

I squinted my eyes to see where I was going. There weren't any lamps, no lights. I was in a dark alley. Ah, fuck my life, please.

I just walked straightforward, hoping that I would be able to hear any sounds of people or cars or just anything that would make me feel less lonely and freaked out then I did in this moment.

"Look who got lost here" A voice I didn't recognize shouted. Male voices.

"Yeah, yeah, I see him" Another voice slurred. They were obviously drunk and drunk guys were the last people I wanted to encounter here. Wow. Just my luck, I guess.

I wanted to back up but I heard voices from behind, as well. I let out a shaky breath, unable to do something.

"He's got money, I bet."

I could finally see the guys that were slowly approaching me.

"If you move, kid, we're going to kill you." Laughter echoed through the empty streets.

The guy with the taunting smile on his face came closer to me, swinging his gun from one hand to the other.

A lump was forming in my throat and my heart rate picked up. I couldn't go anywhere. They were all circling me, giving me no chance to escape. Fuck, fuck, fuck.

"Oh, you brought a pretty friend with you." By that I turned around to see what the guy with the gun was looking at. My stomach churned. Bella.

But what was she doing here? Did she want to get killed?! Fear kicked in me. I had to do something.

"Sexy!" The guy with the gun whistled at her when she was quickly approaching us. My body went rigid. It took all in me not to beat the living shit out of him.

"You fucking touch her.." I threatened unable to end my sentence. My hands fisted to the point where it started to hurt. He just laughed at me again.

Bella was coming closer to us and she looked really pissed. The guy behind me who was facing me turned around to look at her. I already knew what kind of fantasies were going around in his head.

"What a babe." He commented and slid his hand into his bag pocket to get something out. A knife.

Before I could think rational I lunged at him, tearing him down with me. Rage was shaking through my body. Not Bella, you fucker.

"Edward!"

"Kill him already!"

It was like the fight with Mike. Everything went incredibly fast. Voices were everywhere. Before I could do anything else he pinned me on the ground holding both of my hands behind my back.

"Move and we're going to hurt your little girlfriend here. Or you first, let's see." He threatened holding me down with the full weight of his body. I couldn't move a muscle.

I didn't know where she was. I couldn't see her. Was she alright?!

Suddenly the weight was lifted off of me and I jumped up not without losing my balance first until someone grabbed my arm and steadied me. It was Bella.

I just stood there in shock, looking her up and down for any signs of injuries or anything. If they hurt her in any way...

"Are you okay?" I asked hastily. Thoughts in my head weren't making any sense anymore. I looked her up and down again. She looked fine. Was she fine? Was she okay? Why wasn't she answering me?

"You're okay, right? They didn't hurt you, right? Say something, please?" She just looked at me with a dumbfounded expression.

"Edward. Calm down. I'm fine." She spoke slowly with a concerned look on her face. She was fine.

I wasn't thinking very clearly because before I knew it I drew her in a tight hug, thankful she wasn't injured or anything.

"Thank God. I- What are you doing here? They could've- you could've gotten hurt... Wait" I released her but still had my hands on her waist in a tight grip. I couldn't let her go just now. Holding her felt amazing. I looked around to see how we or rather she managed to knock out four grown up men who were now lying on the ground unmoving.

"How..." I trailed off still looking at the unconscious guys. I looked back at Bella who was looking at the ground now. I could only imagine how she was biting her lip nervously. I smiled a little at the thought. My pulse quickened again but this time not out of fear.

"Bella, can we talk?" I asked nervously, feeling my stomach twist. She looked up at me with her golden eyes and a small smile on her lips. How could someone just be so beautiful...

"Okay." She replied quietly, casting her eyes down again. I looked at the four who were still lying on the ground.

"We're just going to let them here?" I asked. She looked at them and just shrugged. "Yeah, why not" before turning around and leading the way out of here. We walked side by side even though I had no idea where we were going. My heart was still pounding loudly in my ears.

"Um... do you know how we get back to the main streets? I- uh... I kinda got lost here." I told her a little flustered while tugging at my hair.

She finally looked at me with a smirk on her face. "How did you even get here?" She asked, curiosity in her almost bell-like voice.

"Good question" I muttered which earned me a small giggle from her which caused me to grin brightly. Yeah, I was whipped.

"C'mon then." She took my hand and I could've died of happiness here and then. This felt right. This was perfect.

She led me through a bunch of narrow streets like she knew Port Angeles by heart. It wasn't even long until we got to the street where my car was parking.

Okaay... no what?

"Let's go to a restaurant. Then we can talk." I suggested. She agreed. Practically, we're going on a date. Well, kind of. That's what I was trying to tell myself, at least.

Still holding hands, I walked her to my car and opened the passenger door for her before slipping into the other side of my car.

"I have some CD's if you want to hear something, or radio, or... yeah" I trailed off awkwardly while glancing at her now and then to see which CD she was looking at.

"Debussy?" She asked in wonder. "Never thought you were into classic."

"What did you think I was into?" I shot back curious. Did that mean she has thought about me?

"More like the rock 'n' roll kind of guy maybe." She mused. I looked away from her but I couldn't hide the big smile on my face. My stomach was going wild.

We stopped in front of an Italian restaurant and I told her to wait in the car so I could open the door.

"Thank you" She said almost shyly. My heart skipped a beat.

I didn't know where the courage came from but I took her cold hand in mine while walking into the restaurant. The same electricity shot through me whenever we would touch. I wondered if she felt it too.

We sat down in a more quieter section of the restaurants which I was glad for. I was so fucking nervous and I didn't even know why. Okay, maybe I did know why, after all she was the girl I was in love with and now we're here, holding hands, like this was some kind of date.

"What do you want to eat?" I asked her after the waitress gave us two glass of coke. It was the first time I could properly look at her. Her eyes have gotten dark.

Still the perfect porcelain skin, high cheekbones, full lips, big eyes. The color of her eyes was the only thing that was not usual.

"I'm on a special diet." Hm... of course. I gave her a sceptical look but didn't add anything to it. She knew that I knew.

"Um... mushroom ravioli, please." I took the first thing I saw on the menu.

"Anything else, maybe?" She asked.

"No, thank you" I answered politely, wanting her to go away so I would finally be able to talk to Bella.

"Someone has a crush on you." Bella stated amused with a hint of annoyance. I was confused until she indicated to the waitress. Huh?

"Oh" was all I could say. Was she, maybe, a little jealous? That thought went away as fast as it came. Yeah right, Bella Swan who could practically have anybody...

"So what exactly were you doing here in Port Angeles in the middle of nowhere?" She had a teasing smile on her face.

Oh, nothing special... just trying to find out if you're a vampire or not. "Wanted to buy a book."

I dug my spoon into my food absently. It's time to find out. Now or never.

"How.. How did you know I was there?" I looked her in the eyes and she didn't try to break the gaze off, either.

"Is it enough when I say a little birdie told me?" She put on a hopeful smile but she knew it wasn't enough. I chuckled and shook my head.

"You wouldn't believe me, anyway."

"Try me."

"Fine. You eat, I talk." So I ate and she began talking.

"Well, actually it was Alice." Now I was confused. Alice?

"Alice?" I blurted out. She just raised one of her eyebrows. "Sorry" I mumbled and dig into a ravioli.

"Like I said. Alice, she has a talent to see things. Like visions. She knew you would get into trouble. So I came." She shrugged her shoulders like it was no big deal.

"Oh yeah. Thank you for that, by the way." I said. I was looking at my food again. There was silence between us while I ate.

"I think I know what you are" I whispered without looking up but I knew she heard me.

"Not here." She whispered back, pleading with her eyes. I looked around to see most people absorbed in their on little world but there were still some people, mostly guys, who were glancing in our direction.

I asked for the bill not even looking at it or the waitress and gave her a fifty dollar bill before grabbing Bella's hand demonstratively and guiding her to the door. Yep, she's mine. Well, at least that's what they would think now.

We were safely in the car without anybody able to overhear us. And I had no idea what to say.

"I don't know where to start" I confessed.

"Well, how did you find out? Even though I can imagine someone who would say it." Her voice got angry.

"Jacob." We both said at the same time.

"He- he told you?" She was really pissed of now.

I didn't say anything else. She already knew the answer now.

We were still sitting in the car motionless in front of the restaurant until I shook myself out of this stance and turned on the engine.

"So it's true." I said it more like a question.

"What?" She was challenging me to say it.

"You're.. that you're..vampire." I blurted out the last word pretending to concentrate on the road. I didn't know what her reaction would be.

"You're not scared?" She asked after a while. I turned to look at her when we stopped at a red light. Confusion was written all over her face. I just shook my head.

"You're crazy" She exclaimed exasperated which made me jump up slightly.

"Huh?"

"You know what I am! Why are still here? Why are we talking like this is normal? This is not normal!" Now I was confused.

"Why? Just because you are... you know what, doesn't mean we can talk? Bella, why don't you get it? It doesn't matter to me." I looked her in the eyes trying to make her understand. It didn't matter to me. She was perfect the way she was. I loved her. I love you.

The ride was silent, neither one of us said a word until we were almost in Forks.

"Where do you live? I can bring you home." I didn't know if I was ready to face her family with the knowledge that they were vampires but I couldn't just let her walk home, either.

"It's fine. I can run." She replied coldly. It felt like a pang in my heart. She was back to her cold attitude. Great.

We were in front of my house. I wanted to open her car door but she was faster.

"Bella, wait." I tugged on her arm to hold her back from running away. I didn't know how fast vampires were. I didn't know anything about vampires, actually.

"Why can't we just..." I struggled for words. "Please, just... can we talk about it tomorrow?" I begged her. My eyes were boring into her.

"Okay." She answered quietly, not breaking our gaze. We were only inches away from each other. I didn't know what possessed me to do this but before I could think I pressed my lips against hers. I kissed her. The funny thing was, she kissed me back.

It was the best feeling I ever had in my life. She was like a drug. Once I closed my eyes I couldn't get enough of it.

I didn't know how long we stood there, I lost every sense of time. My heart felt like it would burst out of my chest. Until something tried to push me away. Someone.

I opened my eyes and broke of the kiss to see Bella pushing lightly against my chest. "Edward, please. Let go." She didn't beg, she didn't scream, she just asked quietly. I let her go immediately and she walked a few steps backwards, not meeting my gaze. Realization hit me. Fuck.

"Bella- I- I'm- I'm so sorry" I stuttered, feeling my face turning red out of humiliation and embarrassment. She didn't want it. Of course not.

Before I could say anything else she was gone in the blink of an eye.